I remember playing Ken 4 years ago at Paignton. I was 12 at the time - he was 92. This ensured that the game got written up in the local paper, so many people could see me walk into an opening trap that i hadn't seen before

True glory lies in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read.

Les was a close friend of mine if my memory serves me right he was still graded about 180 when he passed away he was still playing to a very high standard till a few months before he passed away i remember him beating a couple of 200 graded players.
Les was also runner up in the british champs sometime in the 50s i think then work and his wifes stroke kept him from playing competative chess for 25/30 years i think.
In his latter years he did a lot of work with tim wall and he did a lot of work which i helped him with in his pin line in the scillian

I am speaking here for myself and not the NCCU which i am now president of

Rob Thompson wrote:I remember playing Ken 4 years ago at Paignton. I was 12 at the time - he was 92. This ensured that the game got written up in the local paper, so many people could see me walk into an opening trap that i hadn't seen before

I think i was aiming to use the pin on the queen to win back the bishop, without realising that i was actually just blundering horribly. I had been totallly confused by his line before that though, which may have contributed to the disaster.

True glory lies in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read.